The cattle were removed from a field and shrubs and bushes were seen dotting the grass-covered hillsides. A few years later, small pine trees and then larger deciduous trees appeared. Now, there are so many trees and shaded regions and it is difficult to tell that this was once a field. What once was an open pasture on a long abandoned farm has changed over time, without the direct influence of human. In this wooded region that was once a pasture, a mature forest of towering trees has taken over. However, change is still apparent, as a large patch of young shrubs and small trees are growing where several large trees were toppled by a storm several years ago. Collectively, this wooded regions represents